| medlar |
any of several small trees of the rose family, cultivated for their fruit. [2 definitions] |
| medley |
a musical composition or arrangement consisting of melodies or themes from various other pieces of music. [3 definitions] |
| medley relay |
a swimming race in which each member of a team uses a different stroke for each of several equivalent distances. [2 definitions] |
| Médoc |
a wine-producing region in southwestern France. [2 definitions] |
| medulla |
bone marrow, or a similar substance forming the inner core of other anatomical organs such as the adrenal glands or the kidneys. [3 definitions] |
| medulla oblongata |
the lowermost part of the brain, which controls basic body functions such as breathing and blood circulation. |
| Medusa |
in Greek mythology, the only mortal one of the three Gorgons, who was killed by Perseus. [2 definitions] |
| meek |
unable or unwilling to assert oneself; lacking spirit; submissive; retiring. [2 definitions] |
| Meena Keshwar Kamal |
Afghan poet and activist, who was assassinated ten years after founding the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) (b. 1956--d.1987). |
| meerkat |
a small mammal with gray and tan fur, related to the mongoose and native to South Africa. |
| meerschaum |
a hard, dense mineral found in white, claylike beds in the Mediterranean region, and carved into decorative objects. [2 definitions] |
| meet1 |
to come into contact with; encounter. [13 definitions] |
| meet2 |
proper; suitable. |
| meet halfway |
to compromise with. |
| meeting |
an encounter. [3 definitions] |
| meetinghouse |
a building, assembly hall, or house used for public meetings or worship, esp. by Quakers. |
| mega- |
large; great. [2 definitions] |
| megabuck |
(informal) one million dollars. [2 definitions] |
| megabyte |
a unit of electronic memory capacity equal to 1,048,576 bytes, or approximately one million bytes. |
| megacycle |
see "megahertz." |
| megadeath |
a million dead people, as in a nuclear explosion. |